Some lawmakers are pushing not only to reauthorize the program but more than double the number of cameras.

Democrats in the New York state Senate want to expand the number of school speed cameras allowed in the city from 140 to 290 and lift a cap on the times in which the cameras can operate. The Democrats' proposal has been introduced in the Republican-led Senate but hasn't been scheduled for a vote.

Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who has sided with Republicans, has his own bill that would maintain the existing number of cameras and use ticket money to pay for police to be posted outside schools.